There's been a lot of rumors flying around the Mega Man community these past few days, like Capcom supposedly throwing Mega Man
fans out of Comic Con, and the musical group the Protomen getting a Cease & Desist order from Capcom lawyers.
Not exact matches
One
comic book
fan has set
out to prove that Dawn
of Justice and Iron Man 2 are the same exact movie, offering 24 different reasons as proof.
Seann William Scott reprises his rôle as
comic foil from Bulletproof Monk (although his martial arts are decidedly less honed here), his presence calculated to draw in
fans of «American Pie» - style gross -
out — which is duly delivered in the form
of some aggressively randy primates («Establish dominance!»
I'm not a
fan of comic books, but I've heard his name countless times, but this is the first time that I've heard so much public
out - lash against him.
Darwyn Cooke's Eisner Award - winning mini-series, «DC: The New Frontier», gets the direct - to - DVD animated movie treatment, which will likely please
fans of DC
comics in general, even though its revisionist nature may irk some «Justice League»
fans, while those who love the
comic might feel like too much was left
out to call this a truly successful adaptation (400 + densely presented
comic book pages squeezed into a mere 75 minutes).
As a
comic book
fan, it's a blast to see some
of my favorite heroes and villains battle it
out on screen.
I'm an X-Men
fan but not in the long - running
comic lore so I wasn't sure what to expect
out of this.
Indeed, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have managed to weave in a bunch
of cool (and unobtrusive) Easter Eggs for
comic book
fans, including a quick visual shout -
out to one
of Captain America's fellow Invaders that I would almost say is worth the price
of admission alone, just for the sheer giddy thrill
of seeing Dr. Phineas Horton's android up on the big screen.
If you are more
of a
fan of the franchise than that, then The Incredible Hulk Special Edition DVD may tempt you by offering the previously noted audio commentary and deleted scenes along with alternate openings and featurettes (The Making
of Incredible Hulk, Becoming The Hulk, Becoming The Abomination, Anatomy
of a Hulk
Out, and From
Comic Book to Screen).
I was never a particular
fan of the X-Men
comic books growing up, and so when the first X-Men film came
out, in 2000, I went to see it without any particular expectations, positive or negative.
If you are a
fan of the
comics and the first movie or love film noir crime dramas, then Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is definitely worth checking
out, especially in 3D, but take my advice and watch the original first or you won't be able to appreciate nuances
of the second.
An
out - spoken
fan of all things
comic and sci - fi, Katee Sackhoff has never been shy about her desire to play a superhero.
It may be a problem winning back the
comic - book
fans, but after that extended cameo in Captain America: Civil War and this new solo
outing, you finally feel that your friendly neighborhood web - slinger deserves to be a part
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Saturday at
Comic - Con is the closest thing to being in one
of the many fictionalized dystopian futures
of literature and film that keeps the
fans coming
out to the convention.
Check
out a really cool
comic book style
fan - made poster inspired by the upcoming film «The Dark Knight Rises» by director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento) stars Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator Salvation, The 13 Women
of Nanjing), Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart, Alice in Wonderland, The Silver Linings Playbook), Tom Hardy (Inception, RocknRolla, Bronson), Joseph Gordon - Levitt (Elektra Luxx, 3rd Rock from the Sun), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Se7en), Gary Oldman (The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Michael Caine (Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Inception, Harry Brown).
UPDATE: We first posted this footage description
out of D23, but Marvel did the
fans at
Comic - Con a solid and screened the footage once again for the San Diego crowd.
For vampire and
comic book
fans alike, rushing
out to pick up this DVD is a no - brainer, but for those
of us who weren't as enchanted by Blade's final hunt, a rental may still be worth checking
out the supplemental material.
There have been plenty
of missteps in the Marvel movie world, and
fans of comic book films are quick to point them
out: X-Men 3, Spider - man 3, Daredevil (assuming it's not the Director's cut), Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise
of the Silver Surfer, Elektra, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (and now, most likely its sequel thanks to Darren Aronofsky's departure).
Man - Thing is nothing but poor acting, sloppy storytelling, and repulsive images from beginning to end, and a real kick in the groin for those
fans who have been patiently waiting for someone to «redeem» their favorite
comic book character
out of obscurity.
IMAX has unveiled a their customary limited edition poster, designed by
comic - book artist Jock, that Marvel Studio will be giving
out to
fans who attend the US midnight screening
of the film on the 3rd May.
Despite reports that a new trailer for The Force Awakens wouldn't be seeing the light
of the day until we get a lot closer to the movie's December release date, there was still some hope that the plucky Star Wars
fans who camped
out outside
of Comic - Con's Hall H this weekend might get a peek
of something new during the panel for J.J. Abrams» upcoming film.
From everything we saw on set to the latest trailer and villain reveals,
Out of Shadows promises to bring what
fans loved about the animated series and
comics to life without holding back.
Fans of the
comic will not have long to wait to find
out exactly how I Kill Giants fares, though.
Beginning almost literally with an Easter egg shout -
out only hardcore
comic book
fans will get at the start
of a winning «I wish I'd thought
of that» opening credit sequence that will be the envy
of Hollywood comedy writers and producers, 20th Century Fox's Deadpool makes quick work
of announcing it's a different kind
of superhero movie... in a good way.
Back in March at the Silicon Valley
Comic - Con, he explicitly said that Deadpool 2 didn't need to be a «bigger» movie and pointed
out that
fans of the first movie didn't like it because it had big effects.
Nonetheless,
fans of infantile gross -
out gags might appreciate being treated to the sight
of MacGruber's pimply posterior as he prances across the screen buck naked with a stalk
of celery stuck in his anal cleft for no apparent reason beyond
comic relief.
Marvel has steadily teased
out aspects
of the film, using banners at Disney's biennial D23 conference to showcase the Wasp's costume and a gag reel at San Diego
Comic - Con to keep
fans on their toes.
Fans were pretty bummed when Marvel decided to skip
out on San Diego
Comic - Con last year — and while Guardians
of the Galaxy director James Gunn was the first one to break the bad news before Marvel officially confirmed, it sounds like Gunn may have also leaked some pertinent info in terms
of Marvel's return to
Comic - Con this year.
There are millions
of potential
fans out there waiting for a low - cost, easy point
of entry to experience digital
comics.
From a fragile network
of brick - and - mortar direct market retailers and the often fickle tastes
of hardcore, social media - savvy
fans, to online piracy and the tantalizing possibilities
of the iPad,
comic books have been
out on the bleeding edge
of the digital transition for years.
Commentary Jed Alexander argues that Archie
comics are important and deserve more attention from
comics fans, pointing
out that the digests outsell a lot
of single - issue
comics and that because they are widely available, they draw in casual readers as opposed to the serious
fans who frequent
comics shops.
It's interesting that Viz's most popular titles, Bleach and Naruto, usually make the Nook charts the week they come
out; there must be a substantial manga - reading community, which occasionally dwarfs the Peanuts
fans and the folks who prefer free downloads
of action
comics featuring scantily clad ladies.
While the new app is cloud - based, the cloud stored titles are not organized by publisher and by author
of each edition, but are rather alphabetical by title, which the Ihnatko points
out can be cumbersome for
comic fans whose collections are rather vast.
San Diego
Comic Con; the mecca
of geek culture, where
fans gather to find
out about their favorite TV, movies and
comics coming
out in the next year.
For many years, readers
of American
comics have had the ritual
of going to the
comics shop on Wednesdays, the day new
comics come
out, not just to buy
comics but also to meet up with other
fans.
«In many cases, we will be able to make recently sold
out issues
of comics available digitally right before the following issue comes
out in direct market stores and encourage new
fans to continue reading the story at their local
comic shop,» added Sablik, «We're value our direct market partners a great deal and are taking measured steps to ensure we help grow our business with them, rather than cannibalizing sales.»
Ultimately, Hedgecock's expects «Fruit Ninja»
fans will be drawn to the
comic, pointing
out that the percentage
of «traditional
comic book readers» Ape properties attract is pretty small.
This turned
out to be a mixed blessing: The
comic did indeed go viral, in a modest way, picking up 10,000
fans, but as Porven explains, the medium also limited its growth: «The weakness in my Facebook model, was the delivery
of the strips through an app.
It was a blow to
fans of out - there American comics like the Art Out of Time anthologies of bizarre vintage comic books or the work of multimedia art collective Paper R
out - there American
comics like the Art
Out of Time anthologies of bizarre vintage comic books or the work of multimedia art collective Paper R
Out of Time anthologies
of bizarre vintage
comic books or the work
of multimedia art collective Paper Rad.
If digital
comics are truly to act like the modern day newsstand where people buy an eye - catching
comic out of curiosity and become lifelong
fans, they need to show up in as many places as possible.
I suspect that a lot
of fans will, like
comic fans turned writers do, basically «live with it» for the chance to write within universes they're
fans of — but yes, the warning needs to be put
out there.
Fans of the game can stop by to get a preview
of the
comic application, meet the artist, take photos with a life - sized Om Nom character and check
out the Om Non plush toys that are scheduled for September release.
Fans of Calvin and Hobbes and Sin City should not miss
out on the third chapter
of David Pepose and Jorge Santiago, Jr.'s gritty crime saga, arriving in
comic shops and digital devices June 21!
I'm not usually a
fan of gag stories but when it's a
comic using the dark events
of Attack on Titan as a base, I'm too intrigued not to check it
out.
Fans of Vertigo Comics and Image Comics recent turn to intelligent SF, here's another
comic you should be checking
out: The Solar Grid by Ganzeer.
Injustice 2 comes in a year chock full
of Fighting games coming
out left and right and I can say without a doubt that Injustice 2 deserves a spot on any
comic fan or fighting
fans gaming shelf.
As a
fan of the franchise's trailers, cutscenes, and
comics, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this show turns
out.
Normally games based on movies are not ones I'd bother checking
out, but I'm a
fan of the Iron Man
comics and the new movie looks pretty good so I gave the demo a shot.
Normally games based on movies are not ones I'd bother checking
out, but I'm a
fan of the Iron Man
comics and the new movie looks pretty good so I gave the demo a -LSB-...]
There are teenagers who perfectly fit the stereotypical image that the media loves so much
of comic - book
fans, little kids who love anime, young boys and girls
out with their confused parents, cosplaying parents
out with their confused children, entire families dressed up as the cast
of Firefly or as Star Wars characters,, bemused grandparents being lead around with a smile on their face that suggests while they are a little baffled by the entire thing they're having a good time, middle - aged men and women who look like they've just come straight from work and enjoy a good
comic and every other type
of human in - between.